czar
05-23-2005, 07:16 PM
Hello everyone,
I'm new to the board and thought I'd say "hi."
I have a green '96 ti with a touring package. I fell in love with the ti when I first saw it parked on display in my local mall back in 1995. In college at the time, it was not in my price range. When I graduated, I took one for a test drive and was hooked. Not the fastest car on the market by any means, but a real driver's car -- it's fun to see how much you can get out of it!
Anyway, I'll turn the clock ahead several years to 2003 when I was driving a new (2002) GTI, but came across a nice ti on eBay. Although I wanted one with a CA roof, this one was in nice shape, only had 55k on it, and was close to home. I paid about $7000 for it and it's been my main means of transport ever since.
I've had it slightly more than 2 years now, and I think it's a great car; however, I'm starting to have problems with it and could sure use some help! I've been a member of bmw-forums for about a year, but recently found this site. I'm hoping I can add some of my own knowledge (I helped craft a DIY for a keyless PB start after my lock cylinder froze), but also gain some help to get my ti back in shape again. It's painful to see it in its present state :ashamed:
Anyway, hello, and thanks for putting together a great place to talk about ti's!
I'm new to the board and thought I'd say "hi."
I have a green '96 ti with a touring package. I fell in love with the ti when I first saw it parked on display in my local mall back in 1995. In college at the time, it was not in my price range. When I graduated, I took one for a test drive and was hooked. Not the fastest car on the market by any means, but a real driver's car -- it's fun to see how much you can get out of it!
Anyway, I'll turn the clock ahead several years to 2003 when I was driving a new (2002) GTI, but came across a nice ti on eBay. Although I wanted one with a CA roof, this one was in nice shape, only had 55k on it, and was close to home. I paid about $7000 for it and it's been my main means of transport ever since.
I've had it slightly more than 2 years now, and I think it's a great car; however, I'm starting to have problems with it and could sure use some help! I've been a member of bmw-forums for about a year, but recently found this site. I'm hoping I can add some of my own knowledge (I helped craft a DIY for a keyless PB start after my lock cylinder froze), but also gain some help to get my ti back in shape again. It's painful to see it in its present state :ashamed:
Anyway, hello, and thanks for putting together a great place to talk about ti's!